It’s a game of two halves

Catherine Shanahan is relishing the sight of fit young men kicking a ball.

I WOKE up in a sweat last night, pulse racing, heart a-flutter. I'd dreamt Francesco Totti went down in his opponent's penalty area, but this time he didn't get up.

The stadium fell silent, the flag-waving frenzy dwindled and died and the medics shook their heads.